MEAL

I. noun see: measure Date: before 12th century an act or the time of eating a portion of food to satisfy appetite, the portion of food eaten at a ~, II. noun Etymology: Middle English mele, from Old English melu; akin to Old High German melo ~, Latin molere to grind, Greek mylē mill Date: before 12th century the usually coarsely ground and unbolted seeds of a cereal grass or pulse, a product resembling seed ~ especially in particle size or texture